Atletico Madrid Agrees £82m Fee To Sign Man City Forward

Manchester City are set to sell striker Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid for £82m ahead of next season .

The two clubs have agreed a fee, representing a huge profit on the £14m City spent on Alvarez in January 2022. the deal could impact Chelsea’s deal for Atletico striker Samu Omorodion.

Man City and Atletico Madrid have agreed a deal for Julian Alvarez worth up to £82m (€95m). Talks have been progressing well between the clubs over the last 24 hours. Atletico will pay £64m up front (€75m) with the remainder of the fee coming in add-ons, and it will be a record sale for City.

It represents a huge profit on the £14m the Premier League champions paid River Plate for the Argentina forward in January 2022. Personal terms still have to be agreed, although this is not expected to be a problem.

Julian Alvarez has made 103 appearances for City since arriving at the Etihad Stadium two and a half years ago, scoring 36 goals.

The Argentine international won two Premier League titles, as well as the FA Cup, Champions League, Super Cup and Club World Cup titles all in 2023. During his time at City, he also won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, as well as the Copa America earlier this year.

Story by : George Opoku Boateng . Ahotor FM